October 4, 2004

Human Brain Imaging Advances

Posted by Zack Lynch

The University Illinois at Chicago recently announced the installation of the most powerful human brain imaging system to date. While most fMRI systems in use today are powered 1.5-tesla or 3.0-telsa magnets, this new high resolution fMRI system has a 9.4-tesla magnet, built by GE Healthcare (a tesla is a large measuring unit of magnetic strength).

Correction Update 10/10: Thanks to a reader a India for pointing out that in my haste to post this piece named the correct university in the first sentence. It is not the University of Chicago, but The University Illinois at Chicago.

brain imaging technology is very important in understanding the overall, as well as the detailed functioning of the human brain. but like what this Wired article had illustrated, the inner and the outer will always have to be looked at together without collapsing one or the other.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/brain.html

but we'll certainly see some exciting things happening with this technology in years to come. thanks for the info.